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The U.S. is fully capable of defending itself against a North Korean ballistic missile attack, the White House said Thursday, after Pyongyang threatened a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the United States.

Yoselyn Ortega, who is accused of fatally stabbing two children on the Upper West Side last October, is still undergoing a psychological evaluation to determine whether she is fit to stand trial.

Top Lawmakers: Mobile Phone Unlocking Should Be Legal

Conclave to Elect New Pope Set to Begin Tuesday

Viewpoint: Why Insults Hurt--And Why They Shouldn't

Melinda Gates says this is a day to recognize the vital role of women in society and the economy around the world

Venezuelans are preparing for the late president's funeral later today - amid plans to have him embalmed "like Lenin".

Julio Acevedo, who is expected to be charged with leaving the scene of the accident that killed a couple and, the next day, their newborn son who was delivered after the accident, waived extradition in Pennsylvania and w...

A 22-year-old man suspected of stabbing to death schoolgirl Christina Edkins on a rush-hour bus in Birmingham remains in custody.

A California coroner says a lion who killed a volunteer intern at a big cat park used its paw to lift a partially closed door and escape a small cage.

ABC News' Ron Claiborne was there when the wind and the rain moved in.

North Korea Makes More Threats After U.N. Sanctions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Brennan as the Obama administration's next Central Intelligence Agency director, overcoming concerns expressed by Republicans and some Democrats about the admi...

More employers are getting tough on tobacco users, making them pay if they don’t participate in a smoking cessation program, even barring them from employment in some cases, according to a new report by Towers Wat...

Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Ali Larayedh says he has presented the line-up of a new Islamist-led government to President Moncef Marzouki.

The elderly grandmother falls onto the platform as she struggles with a security guard who told her she was making too much noise.

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez will be embalmed and put on display "for eternity" at a military museum after a state funeral and an extended period of lying in state, acting President Nicolas Maduro said on ...

With a lot of fear mongering and concerns the economy is stagnating or may even fall into a deeper recession than in 2008, JPMorgan’s Anthony Chan is unusually bullish.  He believes stock markets at record high...

The tech savvy have begun to gather at SXSW Interactive in Austin.

In mid-February, NBC's Saturday Night Live aired a video short promoting a fictional film titled "Djesus Uncrossed." The sketch was a loving, over-the-top spoof of several Quentin Tarantino works, including his 2012 Osca...

Family says they believe animal sanctuary where 24-year-old woman died followed safety protocols ahead of incident Family members of a 24-year-old intern killed by a lion at a California animal park said Friday they beli...

TfL tells widow of Oswald Laurence, who recorded the phrase in the late 60s, that it will be restored to Embankment station It is the three word instruction that is as much a part of London's identity the world over as b...